Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising in Norfolk is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. The stone keep, built in around 1140 AD, is amongst the finest surviving examples of its kind anywhere in the country...

Pictures of the day: 21 March 2013

A whale flashes a killer smile as he homes in on his lunch, off Kona, Hawaii.The photograph shows what appears to be a big grin plastered across the face of a False Killer Whale as he patrols the sea looking for food. American photographer Doug Perrine, 60, snapped the shot

Sir John Betjeman was British Poet Laureate from 1972 to 1984. A lover of Victorian architecture he campaigned vigorously in the 1960s against the proposed demolition of St. Pancras station. Beneath him reads "John Betjeman 1906-1984, poet, who saved this glorious station" :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Betjeman

Humphrey Bogart - by George Hurrell - Hurrell developed the classic movie star headshot from the the 20's through the 40's. After the war his classic style somewhat lost favor but he had a renascence in the mid-60's. Just before his death in the 90's he was back to photographing movie stars of the day. You may not know the name but his style is burned into your photographic subconscious.